STAUNTON, Va – Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash in Augusta County.
The crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the 223 mile marker.
A flatbed tractor-trailer, a standard box tractor-trailer and a 2022 white Dodge Challenger collided in the southbound lanes. The impact of the crash caused the Dodge to run off the left side of the interstate and strike the guardrail.
The adult male driver of the Dodge did not survive the crash. State police is still in the process of notifying the driver’s next of kin.
The tractor-trailer drivers were not injured in the crash.
The Virginia State Police Appomattox Division Crash Reconstruction Team is assisting with the ongoing crash investigation and is encouraging anyone who may have witnessed the crash to please contact the Virginia State Police at 540-623-3569 or by email to questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
